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Updated June 15, 2015

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Subregions and their coverageEntries are filed in three subregions: Athabsaca, Kazan and Tazin; their definitions and coverages follow. Athabasca subregion.Definition. Basin of the Athabasca River. This subregion contains nearly all the Route entries and so is subdivided into four sections, as follows. Athabasca subregion. Section 1. South shore of Lake Athabasca and its tributaries.Coverage. Travel on the south shore of Lake Athabasca; Carswell River, William (not Williams) River and MacFarlane River. Athabasca subregion. Section 2. Other Routes on Lake Athabasca and its tributaries, except Wollaston Lake.Coverage. Chipman River, Cree River, Fond du Lac River, Grease River, Lake Athabasca (except the south shore), Porcupine River, Waterfound River. Athabasca subregion. Section 3. Wollaston Lake and tributaries.Coverage.Wollaston Lake; Geikie River and its tributaries. Athabasca subregion. Section 4. Clearwater River, etc.Coverage. Routes belonging to the basin of the Athabasca River but entering Alberta north of Lake Athabasca. Kazan subregion.Definition. Basin of the Kazan River (tributary of the Thelon River, more properly Chesterfield Inlet). Coverage. No Route entries, only an Information entry regarding access from SK/MB. Tazin subregion.Definition. Basin of the Tazin River (tributary of the Taltson River and so of the Slave and Mackenzie Rivers). Coverage. Abitau River, Tazin Lake, Tazin River, Whirlwind River.

Explicit exclusion.The Cochrane River system belongs to the North region, as shown on the map at New Routes. But all known Cochrane Routes starting from Wollaston Lake continue well into MB or NT and so they are not filed here (in the SK North region) but rather in the MB North region, at http://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtopic.php?f=113&t=34109

Archibald River. Information. Enters Lake Athabasca between the mouths of the William and MacFarlane River. http://travelingluck.com/North%20Americ ... River.htmlI saw, did not record and have not been able to find again, a more informative entry than the above; my memory has it that the river can be paddled.This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

Athabasca subregion. Section 4. Clearwater River, etc.Coverage. In principle, Routes belonging to the basin of the Athabasca River and entering Alberta north of Lake Athabasca. But only the Clearwater River is documented.

Kazan subregion.Ed notes: 1. No Route entries. 2. Located to the southwest of the Four Corners. Only a tiny northeast part of Saskatchewan drains into Kasba Lake, the main tributary of the the Kazan River. Primary SK waters are the Schwandt River system (including Misaw Lake) and Hasbala Lake (including Many Islands Lake and Ledford Lake). 3. Hasbala Lake and Wakula Lake can in principle be used to access the Kazan River but Kasba Lake Lodge is better for that purpose. Hasbala Lake.A means of access may be the fishing lodge at http://www.hasbalalake.com/It is unclear whether Clayton Klein (Cold Summer Wind) used Hasbala Lake (SK) or Wakula Lake (MN and NU) to access the Kazan River. ALLAN: Check Cold Summer Wind, 1 and 2. Schwandt River.Tributary of Kasba Lake. Nothing worth posting here was found online. Four Corners.Ed note: Entry is posted only in SK, where access is the easiest. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_corners_%28Canada%29http://www.bjbsoftware.com/corners/poin ... ?point=139Images, most extraneous. https://www.google.com/search?q=four+co ... =675&dpr=1This entry was written by Allan Jacobs.

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Tazin subregion.Ed note: Tazin Lake, which lies in the northwest corner of Saskatchewan, drains through the Tazin River into the Slave River. A major tributary of the Tazin River is the Abitau River (source lies in NT, terminus is Tazin Lake). The Whirlwind River (which lies entirely in NT) is a tributary of the Abitau.